MNXB01
Introduction to programming and computing for scientists
Introduktion till programmering och datoranvändning för naturvetare
Basic level course, 7.5 ECTS credits, 2nd half of Fall Term
Introductory meeting for the H15 term: 26 October 2015, at 14:15, in room K262.
Textbook: "Problem solving with C++", W. Savitch (any edition)
Related links and downloads:
- Download the course Virtual Machine
- Course SVN repository
- C++ Quick Reference
- NEW! HT15 project instructions and datasets
Course contents (H15)
Date and time | Type | Place | Topic | |
2015-11-02 15:00 | Lecture 1 | K262 | Introduction to the role of programming in science, overview of usage of programming in: scientific devices, calibration procedures, pattern recognition, raw data pre-processing, modeling and simulation, distributed computing and data handling, data analysis and data presentation | OS |
2015-11-05 13:00 | Tutorial 1a | H321 | Installation and customisation of a Linux operating system as a virtual machine, extending it with necessary additional packages (homework: described in slides 89-96) | FP |
2015-11-06 13:00 | Tutorial 1b | H321 | Working in Linux shell, essential command line tools, operating on files and directories, using advanced text editors (homework: described in slide 22) | BK |
2015-11-11 15:00 | Lecture 2 | K262 | Essentials of developing code in a collaborative environment: code repositories, software versioning, development frameworks, documentation | OS |
2015-11-11 17:00 | Tutorial 2a | H321 | Writing a multi-section report in LaTeX, containing tables, formulae, images and bibliography (homework: see homework of Tutorial 2b) | OS |
2015-11-12 17:00 | Tutorial 2b | H321 | Working with a SVN repository: checking code out, committing changes, resolving conflicts, applying patches (homework: described in slide 54) | FP |
2015-11-18 15:00 | Lecture 3 | K262 | Overview of commonly used programming languages: C, C++, Python, bash. Areas of applicability of these languages, benefits and drawbacks of each | FP |
2015-11-19 13:00 | Tutorial 3a | H321 | First steps in programming: simple C++ programs, constants and variables, operators, functions, input/output, compilation and execution (homework: described in slide 17) | BK |
2015-11-20 13:00 | Tutorial 3b | H321 | Practical examples of more complex programming: implementation of algorithms, work with data sets, usage of bash (homework: described in slides 33 and 57; solutions) | FP |
2015-11-25 15:00 | Lecture 4 | K262 | Specifics of distributed computing: basic concepts, methods for distributed data access, authentication and authorisation, information systems and resource discovery, Grids and Clouds | OS |
2015-11-25 17:00 | Tutorial 4a | H321 | Usage of computing clusters: secure logging into remote systems, examples of usage of parallel calculations, assessment of speed-up (homework: described in slide 16) | BK |
2015-11-27 13:00 | Tutorial 4b | H321 | Grid computing: obtain a personal certificate, formalise job description, submit job on Grid and obtain the results (homework) | OS |
2015-12-02 15:00 | Lecture 5 | K262 | Programming in C++, next steps: control structures, functions, pointers, arrays, data structures (home exercises) | OV |
2015-12-02 17:00 | Tutorial 5a | H321 | Exercises on implications of finite discrete representation of numbers, machine precision and accuracy | OV |
2015-12-03 17:00 | Tutorial 5b | H321 | Usage of compound data types, choice of optimal strategies | OV |
2015-12-09 15:00 | Lecture 6 | K262 | Object oriented programming in C++: classes, inheritance, polymorphism (home exercises). | OV |
2015-12-10 13:00 | Tutorial 6a | H321 | Filestream, usage of standart containers | OV |
2015-12-11 13:00 | Tutorial 6b | H321 | C++ classes; usage of Makefile | OV |
2015-12-16 15:00 | Lecture 7 | K262 | Data analysis methods and frameworks: data storage formats, accessing necessary information, statistical analysis and representation of results | OS |
2015-12-17 13:00 | Tutorial 7a | H321 | Simulation of a physics process using random number generators, recording data in a given format | PC |
2015-12-18 13:00 | Tutorial 7b | H321 | Reading data files, running statistical analysis, assessing uncertainties | PC |
2016-01-12 10:00 | Project presentations | K262 | 20+10 min presentations by each group Group 1 10:00-10:30 Group 2 10:30-11:00 Group 6 11:00-11:30 Group 5 11:30-12:00 Lunch 12:00-13:00 Group 3 13:00-13:30 Group 8 13:30-14:00 Group 9 14:00-14:30 Group 10 14:30-15:00 |
All |
Lecturers:
- OS - Oxana Smirnova
- FP - Florido Paganelli
- BK - Balazs Konya
- OV - Oleksandr Viazlo
- PC - Peter Christiansen
Previous terms:
- Official syllabus (in Swedish)
Contact: Oxana Smirnova, tel. 046-222 7699, Fysikum A418